Welcome to Hancock Landing ...
Hancock Landing is located in Burke County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Hancock Landing: Hancock Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hancock Lndng.)
Hancock Landing is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hancock Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Hancock Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hancock Landing.
- Thomas Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hiltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hilltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Snelling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hancock Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hancock Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hancock Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hancock Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Hancock Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hancock Landing ...
Looking for more information about Hancock Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hancock Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hancock Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hancock Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |